Wagon-loader.



J. P. ATTAWAY.

WAGON LOADER.

APPLICATION TILED NOV. 20, 1912.

Patented July 8, 1913.

2 SHEETSSHBET 1.

anuzuto'a J. P. ATTAWAY WAGON LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 20, 1912.

Patented July 8, 1913.

2 SHEETSSHEET Z.

' flhe invention als Specification 5: Letters Patent.

' Patented-J n Applieationfiled November 20, 1912. Serial No. 732,523..

fTdQZ-l whom, it may concern: 4

Be it known that I,--.TAMF.s' PLATIAWAY,

z \;('.l-tiZ('jH ot' the ll'nited- States. residingat my Court, in the county of'li-anrens and 5, -Sta teot South Carolinmlmve invented new and useful Improvements in \Vagon-Loaders. of u'hiehthe following is a specification.

The invention has relation to. means whereby ata rm \v'agon may be easily loaded 10. -\\-'it h hay. grain. or produeetofyany nature,

the operation being: capableof being quickly performed by a single person Without re- 1 qniring any assistance. v 'The Wagon and 'IDRIIlDLIlHtQ the loa'der Flo-a5 to lift the :loarl f a in thexground anddeposit the same in the wagong'the means beingof aa sueh mnslruction as to enable .theload to be lifted by stages and finally to-be. swung yinto the wagon and deposited therein.

The invention consists ot'a brackerwhich .55 hi gedlyconnected to the body or other :eomienient partof thewagon so as toswing 55mm: an approximately horizontal position into an. upright position 'toj carry the load from cv'ithout the wagontoa point within Hi same for eonrei-ncnce o d1sharge and vice of peculiar formation; the same consistil'ig-flf'a pole-or 'statfprovided at interrals uith projections to form handh'olds and. .a

{grapple or other load engaging device at 5 the lower end of the poleior-statf to pick up t the load and depositit in the wagon v 7 The --i'nvention consists. of the novel fea- :-.-it.ur.es, details of construction and combina- :tion of parts; which heneinafter will be more particularly set forth, illustratedin the ac-.

companying drawings, and pointed outfin the-appended cla ms. I

Referring to the drawings, formingv apa t of the specification,Figure-1 1s a side 5 View of a farm Wagon showing the apphea wtion of the inventiom Fig. 2 is ,a transverse section of 'the wagon; showing-the" loading appliance in-elevat1on',- the fulLlmes showi 5mg the-relia-tion of the parts when the loader is in engagement iritl1;the load priorto lift- ,the relation of the parts when the. load:

invention :provides novel .-means g fiwilierebj the person 15 enabled=to occupy the the, same reference characters.

districts for load ng hay; gra 1 n and prod 3 [re L he numeral 1 deslgna esia tarmnya o Ysoas to carry the load to a conyenient horizontal position and may proj eet lat V-ber A having" an outer ,e"

A-by. means of a pivot. fast-eni vearsof the plateall by meansof pi'pt ingthe same and the-dotted li'nes 'shouiu depositedin'the \t agoin Fig. al'ilet View, showing nore particular-l3 the and the connecting means betu'ee the wagon body. "Fig. 4 is a (let a the lower portio'n of a loader. of-tlhe embodying a grapple. Fig. form of loader, showing-a hook end of the pole oris i s a diitai! no mien of the; upper ends of tlie"pole-,an.deopgripped i between I the membersat grapple. y Corresponding and likepiartsare refe, to in the following-1description; and indicated in all the ilt'u'S of the drawings It is to be understood th'atfthein (anion i.

connection Wish-a farm wagon, ucl tgtlla strataon being selected because the rni' nti n any make or va iety, the? same b \KlEClylth one orniorebracketsQ uh l a rc.-;-z;-

hingedly, connectedthereto so as to song from an approximately horizontal into a substantially vertical upright B fordiseharge within the wagon-bodv the bracket 2 is ofsubstantialconstruction-and is, arranged to occupy an}approximatelv connected to the upper eij uga swinging member C- which is eonii A coupling D is mounted in an arm of the member so as to turn therein. The staff of the loader'is mounted in the outer end of the coupling D so as to move freely therein.

" The member A of the bracket is adapted to be secured to a'fside of the wagon body by fsiiitable fastening measis, such as thumb device is specifically designed.

screws a. The extension 1 projects out- 'wardly from the member A and formsa rest or support for the swinging member C when ithel'latter occupies an approximately hori- "igen'tal position. The member C is adapted Tgular position with reference to the length 20 ef. the wagon body.

aThe loader comprises a pole or staff 3 which may be of any length. A loadengagdevice is fitted to the lower end of the 'or staff and may be of any construction t adaptti to the particular use for which v In the Preferred construction the loa engaging dejuceoonsists of a grapple but as shown in the modification in Fig. 5 it may consist of a hook 4 to engagt the handle of a basket or the bail of a bueket'or other receptacle containin the load to be elevated to and defposited within the body of the wagon. The

'grapple consists of two similar members 5 hich are pivotally connected to the lower dot the pole or stafl 3, said members havf portions extending beyond their pivot pom and connected by means of links 6 to the lower end of an operating rod 7 which load between them.

is slidably mounted in guides or keepers 8 provided in the length of the pole or staff 3. A'pull upon the operating rod 7 closes the members of the grapple so as to grip. the A push downward upon the operating rod opens the members of the grapple to admit of the load being re- I oeived between them. The operating rod 7 is provided at intervals in its lengtlrwith projections 9 which form handholds to pre vent possible slipping when lifting the loader to elevate the load.

In the event of the load being in the nature of a shock, bundle or sheaf of hay,

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straw, or grain the sameis. gripped between the members of the grapple'xby manipulating the operating rod 7 in the manner stated." It is to be understood that the wagon is, driven to a convenient point along side of the load. After the grapple has been engaged with the load the pole-or staff is fitted to the outer end of the bracket 2 which. forms a support pole'sliding upon the outerend of the bracket.- WV hen a stop 10 at the lower end of the pole or staff engages the outer end of the bracket a continued upward pull causes the bracket to swing from an approximately horizontal position to an upright position,

thence over the body or bed of the wagoncarrying the load to a convenient position for discharge into the wagon, the delivery bers of the grapple to o'penand release the load. In the event of the load being of a nature to be received in a.basket or other receptacle the loader is of. the form shown in Fig. 5, the hook 4 thereof being engaged with a convenient part*of the receptacle to cause the same to be'elevated when drawing upward upon the pol'e'or staff.

From the foregoing d s'criptiomtaken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment being effected by a downward prcssu re upon the operating rod 7 which causes the memthereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown ismerely illustrative, and, that such changes may bemade when desired thescope of the claims ap- Having thus described the inv entibn" what.

is claimed as new,is:' v I 1. In a loading appliance a", bracket comprising a member to be attacired to the wagon body, a swingingmember adapted to Y form a direct support for the loader, and an I intermediate connecting member having the swinging member attached thereto and piv- 'otally connected to the attaching member to turn about a vertical axis.

2. A loading appliancecomprising an attaching memberto be secured to the wagon body and having an outer extension, a second member connected to the attaching member by means of a vertically arranged pivot fastening, and a swinging member pivotally connected to the before mentioned second member and adapted to be supported by the extension of the attaching member, said swinging member forming a directsup port for the loading device.

3. A loading appliance comprising a memher arrangedlnd supported to turn about 11 1 In i0 till1un hm-00f I nfi'fx my aignnhu'e honzontu] and a vertltul (1X18, u cmlphng 1n presence (If two \\'1tl15:051.

lrountm in th uter of grid gwing'inu 1 v member to turn freely about a longitudinal axis, and :1 louder cumprising a pole mount- M1 in the said Coupling to move flfll) therein. 

